BSB statement on the QASA Supreme Court judgment

24 June 2015

Director General of the
Bar Standards Board, Dr Vanessa Davies said: "This morning's
Supreme Court judgment brings to an end the legal challenges
surrounding QASA. We are pleased that the final ruling has
confirmed QASA as lawful and proportionate. Clearly we need to look
carefully at the detail in today's judgment, but
the objective of
providing a high level of public protection through a precautionary
scheme has long been the underlying principle behind QASA. The
Supreme Court has recognised this. Given the length of time
that has passed since the scheme wasapproved by
the Legal Services Board,we need now to
consider the scheme's implementation and the likely timescales
involved. We will make further announcements about this in due
course."

ENDS﻿

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